What to expect on the final day of 2016 session
After squabbles over the state’s next two-year budget continued over the weekend, legislative leaders have agreed to move the last legislative day of the 2016…
Taxes & Budget
Legislature to enter veto period without a budget compromise
Legislative leaders met in their budget conference committee briefly Thursday to announce they have reached an impasse on their discussions and will go into the…
Budget Update: Senate counters House Democratic compromise proposal in short meeting
After House Democrats proposed a plan which they felt was a compromise Tuesday morning, Senate Republicans came back after a lunch break with a counter…
House Democrats propose budget compromise in same hour Bevin and GOP call for negotiations
UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Gov. Matt Bevin and Republican leadership of the Senate and House held a press conference Tuesday morning calling for negotiations on the…
Senate Republicans introduce budget with even more money for pensions
A budget proposal from the Senate Republican Majority unveiled Wednesday will fund Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems (KERS) and Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System (KTRS) at the…
House passes $4.5 billion road plan with over 1,000 projects
The Kentucky House of Representatives approved a two-year, $4.5 billion spending plan on 1,239 total projects for Kentucky’s roads and bridges with a vote on…
Amended bill to require state to fully fund Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System passes House
An amended version of House Bill 1 to require the General Assembly to meet its full obligation to the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System (KTRS) by…
House passes area development district transparency legislation overwhelmingly
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to the state’s area development districts, entities using state and federal dollars on aging programs and employment services,…
Senate proposes plan for higher education performance-based funding
Members of the Republican majority in the state Senate are putting forth a plan for performance-based funding for Kentucky’s universities. In a meeting of the…
Work Ready scholarship initiative for community college tuition passes House
House Bill 626, a Work Ready Scholarship Program to provide free tuition for students attending the state’s community and technical colleges, passed the Kentucky House…